Definitions for esr



Overview of noun esr

The noun esr has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate, sed rate

(the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation)

2. electron spin resonance, ESR, electron paramagnetic resonance

(microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet)

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